History of India and Indian National Movements

PYQ-2023-24

Q1. When was Mahatma Gandhi declared "Father of the Nation"

(A) 20th July 1946

(B) 12th August 1947

(D) Never, officially

Q2. Bhatri, Bhuiya, Desia, are analogous to

P. Bagri, Bhateali, Kahluri

Q. Chakma, Haijong, Rajbangsi

R. Awadhi, Bagri, Bhagoria

S. Gujrau, Pattani, Ponchi

(A) P and Q but not R and S.

(B) Qand R but not P and S

(D) P, Q, R and S

Q3. What was the Lahore Resolution (1940) about?

(A) A united homeland for Muslims

(B) Supporting the British war effort

(D) All of the above

Q4. The demand for linguistic provinces was first floated to ensure that

(A) People speaking a particular language got recognition.

(B) For bringing the administration closer to the people.

(D) To reduce conflict within the country.

Q5. The British East India Company considered itself to be the paramount power in India after

(A) Defeating Sindhia in 1803

(B) Signing a treaty with Ranjit Singh in 1809

(D) Suppressing the uprising of 1857

Q6. The first modern judicial court in India presided over by Elijah Impey was set up in

(A) Murshidabad

(B) Patna

(D) Dhaka

Q7. The motto, "Yato_dharmastato Jayah" has been adopted by

(A) The Lok Sabha of India

(B) The Rajya Sabha of India

(D) The Supreme Court of India

Q8. "______ an institutional arrangement to keep Science, Society and Industry on the same page" was said about

(A) The IITs

(B) The Department of Science and Technology

(D) The CSIR

Q9. Direct Action Day refers to

(A) The day ear-marked by the Muslim League for taking direct action to assert their political demand for a separate homeland for Muslims

(B) The day ear-marked by the Indian nationalists to oust the British from India

(D) All the above

Q10. One of the earliest mentions of Bharat varsha is in

(A) The writings of Ptolemy

(B) The writings of Fa Hien

(D) The Ajanta Caves

Q11. This place is known as the city of caves

(A) Ajanta

(B) Ellora

(D) Gharapuri

Q12. Porus is said to have gifted Alexander a

(A) box of mangoes

(B) diamond

(D) cotton shirt

Q13. At the end of the Civil Disobedience Movement Gandhiji took out a padyatra against untouchability. His first padyatra was undertaken in 1934 in

(A) Nagpur

(B) Noakhali

(D) Thanjavur

Q14. The infamous Rowlatt Act was opposed by Indians because it provided for

(A) trying of sedition cases without a jury and holding suspects in jail without trial

(B) opposing the Indian national movement

(D) all of the above

Q15. Which of the following terms were not the terms of 'August Offer - 1940'?

(1) A Nominated Indian Body would be formed after the War to frame the Constitution

(2) Dominion Status was not the objective of India

(3) More Indians representation in Viceroy's Executive Council

(4) An Advisory War Council was to be established

(A) 2 and 3

(B) 3 and 4

(D) 1 and 4

PYQ-2022-23

Q1. Consider the following statements regarding the Rig Veda.

1. It mentions the Aryans as a cultural community.

2. It has many commonalities with Avesta.

3. It mentions Saraswati as naditarna.

4. It indicates that the dasyus kept cattle for dairy products.

Which of the following are correct?

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 2, 3 and 4

(D) All are correct

Q2. Consider the following statements regarding the Parthians.

1. They had migrated from Iran.

2. They set up a kingdom in East India.

3. Gondophernes was a Parthian king.

4. They are mentioned together with the Shakas in the Sanskrit texts.

Which of the following are correct?

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 1,3 and 4

(D) Only 3 and 4

Q3. Consider the following statements about Sangam literature.

1. The narrative texts are called Melkanakku.

2. The didactic texts are called Kilkanakku.

3. Thirukkural is a major Sangam text.

4. Many Sangam texts were the works of brahmana scholars.

Which of the following are correct?

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 1,2 and 4

(D) Only 1 and 4

Q4. Consider the following pairs

1. Amoghavarsha - A king and a Kannada poet.

2. Pampa - Kannada Poet under Jain Influence.

3. Nanniah - Began writing the Mahabharata in Telugu.

4. Ponna - Jain Poet, who wrote on Ramayana themes.

Which of the pairs are correctly matched?

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 2, 3 and 4

(D) All are correct

Q5. Consider the following statements about Buddhism.

1. It was patronized by the Pala kings.

2. Buddha was worshipped as a God in Mahayana Buddhism.

3. Hinayana considers Buddha as an ordinary being who attained Nirvana.

4. Vajrayana focused on Hindu Practices.

Which of the following are correct?

(A) 2, 3 and 4

(B) 1, 2 and 3

(D) All are correct

Q6. Consider the following statements regarding Alauddin Khalji.

1. He set up three distinct markets one for food grains, one for cloth and the third for horses.

2. A Shahna was posted in the market.

3. The Peasants had to pay land revenue in kind.

4. Slaves were transacted in market during his time.

Which of the following are correct?

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 2, 3 and 4

(D) Only 1 and 4

Q7. Consider the following statements regarding the Subsidiary Alliance in British India.

1. The Indian ruler signing the alliance would agree to the posting of a British Resident.

2. The Indian ruler could employ any European in his state.

3. The Indian ruler would cede a part of his territory for payment of subsidy.

4. Expenses of the British army in the state to be shared with the Company.

Which of the following are correct?

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 2, 3 and 4

(D) Only 1 and 3

Q8. Consider the following regarding the Revolt of 1857.

1. Indore troops had joined the Revolt against the wish of their king.

2. Mangal Pandey was executed at Meerut.

3. Tantia Tope was active both at Kanpur and Jhanshi.

4. Sindhia sought refuge from the British at Agra.

Which of the following are correct?

(A) 1, 3 and 4

(B) 2, 3 and 4

(D) Only 1 and 4

Q9. Consider the statements regarding the nationalist Romesh Chunder Dutt.

1. He translated Ramayana and Mahabharata.

2. He was president of the Indian National Congress.

3. He qualified the ICS.

4. He was president of the Bongiya Sahitya Parishad.

Which of the following statements are correct?

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 2, 3 and 4

(D) All are correct

Q10. Consider the statements regarding the Home Rule League.

1. S. Subramaniya Ayer was on associate of Annie Besant.

2. It started on behalf of the Indian National Congress.

3. It changed its name to Swarajya sabha.

4. Its flag had the Union Flag on it.

Which of the following are correct?

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 2, 3 and 4

(D) Only 1 and 2

PYQ-2021-22

Q1. Match the person in Column - I with the name of the state in Column - II:

Column-1 Column - II

(Person) (State)

(X) Potti (P) Punjab

(Y) Master Tara Singh (Q) Jharkhand

(Z) Shibu Soren (R) Andhra Pradesh

(A) (X)-(P), (Y)-(R), (Z)-(Q)

(B) (X)-(Q), (Y)-(P), (Z)-(R)

(D) (X)-(R), (Y)-(Q), (Z)-(P)

Q2. The Henderson Brooks - Bhagat report, the Arun Nehru report respectively pertain to (identify the correct option):

(A) The Sino-Indian relations after independence, and the reforms needed in the management of the Indian armed forces

(B) Reforms needed in India's foreign relations, and reforms in Center-State relations

(D) Sino-Indian engagement of 1962, and reforms needed in the management of Indian armed forces

Q3. Match the political leaders in Column - I with the political party in Column - II:

Column-1 Column - II

(Political Leader) (Political Party)

(X) Dr. Shayama Prasad Mookerjee (P) Swatantra Party

(Y) Piloo Mody (Q) Congress Socialist Party

(Z) Ram Manohar Lohia (R) Bharatiya Jana Sangh

(A) (X)-(P), (Y)-(Q), (Z)-(R)

(B) (X)-(P), (Y)-(R), (Z)-(P)

(D) (X)-(R), (Y)-(P), (Z)-(Q)

Q4. The popular titles used for Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah, Erode Venkata Ramasamy, Vallabh Bhai Patel were respectively:

(A)Sher-e-Kashmir, Periyar, Sardar

(B) Sardar, Anna, Sher-e-Punjab

(D) Anna, Sher-e-Kashmir, Sher-e-Punjab

Q5. The following Princely States of India were known for their reformist policies:

(A) Kashmir, Bhopal

(B) Travancore, Baroda

(D) Jaipur, Alwar

Q6. Raja Ravi Varma and Raja Rammohan Roy were respectively:

(A) The ruler of Quilon, and the ruler of Baleshwar

(B) The founder of the feminist movement in India, and the founder of the Brahmo Samaj

(D) Editor of Sambad Kaumudi, and the editor of Mirat-ul-Akhbar

Q7. The Nehru-Mahalanobis model was concerned with the:

(A) Planned growth of the Indian Economy

(B) The development of Indian Culture

(D) The development of India's Foreign Policy

Q8. The Patola weave was traditionally done in (choose the correct combination):

(i) Pochampalli and Kanchipuram

(ii) Surat and Patan

(iii) Patan and Ahmedabad

(iv) Dacca and Benares

(v) Benares and Paithan

(A) (i) and (ii)

(B) (ii) and (iii)

(D) (i) and (v)

Q9. The Muslim League accepted the Lucknow Pact but rejected the Nehru Report because:

(A) One offered Muslims more representation than the proportion of their population while the other did not.

(B) Of the fear of Muslims being punished by the Colonial Government.

(D) They distrusted what they neme insisted was b the Hindu leadership of the Congress.

Q10. Which of the following is a part of the Constitution of India?

(i) Relations between the Union and the States

(ii) Finance, property, contracts and suits

(iii) Trade, commerce and intercourse within India

(iv) Fundamental Rights

(A) (i), (ii) and (iv)

(B) (i), (iii) and (iv)

(D) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Q11. What was common to Katherine Mayo, Aldous Huxley, Charles Andrews and William Digby?

(A) They wrote commentaries on the condition of India during British rule.

(B) They were supporters of the Indian National Movement.

(D) They were friends of Mahatma Gandhi.

Q12. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was opposed to Muslims joining the Congress because:

(i) He feared that this would attract retaliation from the British.

(ii) He suspected that the Congress would be dominated by Hindus

(iii) He did not like the idea of opposing the British.

(iv) He was a separatist.

(A) (i) and (ii)

(B) (ii) and (iii)

(D) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Q13. Which of the regional political parties was first able to form a Government in one of the states of India?

(A) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

(B) Akali Dal

(D) Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Q14. Fill in the blank:

________is an excavated site in Orissa which yielded faceted hoes, chisels, pounders, mace heads, and

grinding stones.

(A) Sulabhdihi

(B) Golbai Sasan

(D) Baidapur

Q15. Match the name in Column-1 of the foreign traveller who came to India with the approximate time period when he visited India in Column-II:

Column-1 Column - II

(P) Al-Masudi (W) 5th Century

(Q) Fa-Hien (X) 7th Century

(R) Hiuen-Tsang (M) 10th Century

(S) Ibn Batuta (Z) 14th Century

(A) (P)-(X), (Q)-(Y), (R)-(W), (S)-(Z)

(B) (P)-(Y), (Q)-(W), (R)-(X), (S)-(Z)

(D) (P)-(W), (Q)-(Y), (R)-(Z), (S)-(X)

PYQ-2015

Q1. Where have the remains of a highly advanced water management system of Indus Valley Civilisation been discovered?
A. Kalibangan
B. Lothal
C. Ropar
D. Dholavira

Q2. Consider the following statements regarding Hatigumpha inscription:
I. It is found in Khandagiri.
II. It was discovered in 1820
III. It is written in Pali language

IV. The inscription was deciphered by James Prinsep
Which statement is/statements are correct?
A. (i), (ii), (iv)
B. (i), (iii)
C. (ii), (iv)
D. All are correct

Q3. Who was the Court Physician of Kaniska?
A. Charaka
B. Susruta
C. Palakapya
D. Bhagabatta

Q4. Which great Indian astronomer did give the theory that all things fell on the earth by law of nature as it was earth's nature to attract and keep things?
A. Aryabhatta
B. Varahamihira
C. Brahmagupta
D. Chandrasekhara

Q5. Which of the following books was not written by Harshavardhana?
A. Ratnavali
B. Nagananda
C. Kadambari
D. Priyadarsika

Q6. Who did introduce the system of land measurement in India?
A. Alauddin Khilji
B. Sikandar Lodi
C. Sher Shah Suri
D. Akbar

Q7. With reference to the monuments built by the Mughals, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A. Buland Darwaza -- Akbar
B. Itimud-ud-Daula's tomb -- Jahangir
C. Fatehabad Mosque -- Babar
D. Agra Fort -- Shahjahan

Q8. Who was the first native ruler of India to accept Subsidiary Alliance ?
A. Nawab of Oudh
B. Gaikward of Baroda
C. Scindia of Gwalior
D. Nizam of Hyderabad

Q9. Which Act did change the designation of Governor General of Bengal to Governor General of India?
A. Regulating Act of 1773
B. Charter Act of 1833
C. Government of India Act of 1858
D. Government of India Act of 1935

Q10. Consider the following events that occurred during India's Freedom Struggle:
A. Chauri Chaura Violence
B. Morley-Minto Reforms
C. Dandi March
D. Mont-Ford Reforms

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of their occurrence?
A. (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
B. (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
C. (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
D. (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)

Q11. When did Ranjit Singh sign a treaty of perpetual friendship with British at Amritsar ?
A. 1799
B. 1805
C. 1806
D. 1809

Q12. Who is associated with introduction of Local Self Government in India?
A. Lord Dalhousie
B. Lord Lytton
C. Lord Ripon
D. Lord Curzon

Q13. Which place did Kunwar Singh, a leader during the Revolt of 1857 belong to ?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Rajasthan
D. Bihar

Q14. Where did Netaji Subhash Bose hoist the Indian Flag?
A. Imphal
B. Port Blair
C. Kohima
D. Delhi

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